Price of Management

“We've lost some very dear bottles of wine. ”

“Th-that's okay! ”

“Your voice is trembling.... ”

“Hmmm! Me, me, what? I protected our mansion, but with just a few bottles of wine... ”

“I lost a lot of things I couldn't even afford. Queens Blood or Thrón Blue.... ”

“Stop it! Stop it! I said I'm fine! I'm not hurt at all! ”

I was screaming with tears of blood in my chest. Nibel's inspiration no longer spoke of the damage to the wine. I felt like I was mistaken, but I didn't care anymore.

I don't think so.

After the war, I'll have to grow my own grapes and make some wine.

If you collect quality soil from gnome and water it with healing power, you will be able to make fantastic wine from tasty grapes.

Hey, this is a good plan.

After you retire, you spend your entire life making wine as a distraction. I ate all the amazing wine made that way myself. Jeron won't even give me a bottle. Huh-huh-huh.

... I hope the war is over soon.

Suddenly, I looked around the view of the peaceful mansion that I had regained my usual appearance.

I want to give peace to my family and the people around me. You have to win to do that. Peace is a luxury. You can't get it without paying a big price.

I went down to the wine cellar after the mansion was cleaned out. Like Nibel said, there's really not much wine left. There was not a single bottle of the finest wine, only a bottle of Queens Blood. Damn bastards. You drank a lot!

I came out with Queen's Blood and sat in the courtyard of the mansion.

I drank Queens Blood while watching the sunshine and garden view. Wine is more frustrated by the delusional taste of sweetness and deep flavor. With Wounded's power, it tasted like nothing else in the world.

Nibel's inspiration approaches and asks.

“Can I get you a simple dessert, my lord? ”

“No, thank you. ”

I shook my head.

“Better yet, take all the wine from the cellar to the royal palace. ”

“All of them? ”

Nibble looks surprised.

“Yes. We can't pack them all up anyway, and if we leave them here, they'll only be handed over to the Horn Empire. Donate to the royal family and give it to the leading soldiers. ”

“I understand.”

The instructed inspiration of Nibel flows the wine from the wine cellar onto the wagon by his servants.

As I was spending time looking at the landscape alone, I suddenly noticed that five men were climbing up the mansion garden.

Who's there?

Focusing on the shared senses with the spirits, the five men were members of Evan Taylor and the Espionage organization. I was delighted when Evan appeared, secretly moving in this battle with a big ball.

“There you are. ”

“Hey, Evan! I heard you did a great job. ”

“When you do what you have to do, you know how to follow the ball. ”

Neither arrogance nor humility seemed natural. I also felt like Evan.

“The king rejoiced. I wanted to give you something as a reward, and then he decided to just win. You're Taylor's birdie now. ”

“A title like the title of the Marquis of Caroc Ligand's Right Arm would be nice, but I should thank you for that. ”

“Hard response. Anyway, how's it going? ”

“The defeated Marquis of Jurden has joined the Marquis of Great Gentiles by recruiting his forces. Although Duke Meutt is well defended, I don't think the two armies can withstand the aggression of the combined forces for long. ”

“Of course. Well, how long do you think Duke Meutt will last? ”

“I don't know about that. But I've heard that you're still fighting flawlessly. I think we can make enough time for the royal family to evacuate the Kingdom of Leaden. ”

“That is fortunate, but I hope Duke Meutt is safe. ”

I needed many charismatic commanders like Duke Meutt to wage war.

Excellent power as an error master. Long-standing aspirations and reputation. The highest nobleman in this country. Loyal to the crown.

With Duke Meutt in charge of King Erik, the nobles from each territory would be in excellent control. It was the same for the Royal Nobles and Jehovah Nobles to take one step towards Duke Meutt.

“On the Baden River? ”

“Earl Kyle and Earl Romfel marched forward, and Earl Ranzhel joined the other three regimes of the Baden River. The Horn Empire has the advantage, but the Lord's father and second brother are still holding back from the north. ”

My father, brother Rick, and the allies of Vale who rule my lands were stationed in ligand territory.

He intends to use the terrain surrounded by mountains to intercept the northern Horn Empire, which is likely to collide with either Earl Kaison or Duke Rompel.

Maybe it's Duke Rompel.

Father and brother Rick have two masters to come back to, so the Horn Empire deserves a monster named Duke Rompel. Moreover, the monstrous old man frightens both his father and brother Rick to death. Of course, Father and Rick weren't afraid, but they were full of determination, and it was true to worry.

Anyway, the battlefield to the south is depicted as the Grand Duke of Rompel versus the Kunts, and the four Emperors of the Earl Kaisson versus the Baden River.

And to the north, we stand down from the Kingdom of Leaden while Duke Meutt struggles to stop Earl Rängen and the Duke of Juden.

On the whole, of course, the Kingdom of Leaden was shattered. The troops are overwhelming and the commanders of each platoon are capable.

Moreover, Emperor Kars has not yet appeared on the battlefield. When the Emperor appeared, the battlefield would shake greatly.

In order to overcome this disadvantage, the Orient Kingdom's hostiles must come quickly. And the lords of this country must keep up with King Erik without causing trouble.

Who knows, if we don't unite, we'll become a mess. However, it was human nature to know that when we gathered together, there was a great commotion.

Especially the nobles are so obsessed with the vanity that they love to take the stand that they are unnecessarily interfering with King Erik's control. If the nobles take one word from King Erik, it's chaos.

So Duke Meutt must not die at the Temple of Knights. He is the one who will make the nobles who are talkative follow the king's orders.

That's why the Temple of Knights dug a secret passageway. I even asked the bride to come back alive.

But I'm still worried.

Duke Meutt.

More stubborn and responsible than anyone else, will an unmanned man make a choice to flee before his enemies?

Retreating at a disadvantage was not uncommon, but I wonder if there are two words in Duke Meutt's mind, "Run away."

Evan said when I was briefly lost in thought.

“Then I'll go back to my work. ”

“What's going on? ”

“Earl Lindell and Earl Antares hijack and kill the merchants planted in the country. ”

Evan briefly explained.

“The strategy of the Horn Empire is to plant merchants in the Kingdom of Leaden to secure munitions and invade the army for local supply. Because we can get supplies right locally, the advantages are that our troop speed is very fast. ”

“Yes, we did it when we hit the Kingdom of Leaden. ”

“So I'm going to stick to the downside of that strategy. Eliminating only the merchants allied with the Horn Empire will significantly reduce the length of time the Horn Empire can wage war. ”

Earl Lindell, and Earl Antares.

Two people who were once part of the aftermath would have controlled the merchant force in the country and released significant assets to gather munitions.

However, the funds will be dismantled by Evan. Perhaps Evan is as powerful as the best scholarship in this war.

“Yes. Keep up the good work. ”

“Yes, goodbye. ”

Evan leaves the mansion with his men.

* * *

When I returned to the palace, three women and two children welcomed me.

They were still chatting without time, but the more I looked at them, the more horrified I felt. I can't believe you spend all day chatting and talking! When three women come together, time and space distort?

“I heard. You donated all the liquor you had in the cellar to the royal family. ”

Julia says I shrug.

“This is all because I'm loyal. Respect me all you want."

“What's up with all the wine cellars acting like you're gonna eat them all by yourself? ”

“Sweetheart, when did I ever get so pompous? I only cherished the precious wine. ”

“Was it Thrón Blue? He refused to drink it, saying he doesn't eat it all the time. ”

“Well, let's not talk about it. ”

I was heartbroken again thinking about the precious wines that were looted by students and mercenaries.

“Dad, Dad Spirit! ”

Jis, who was approaching me, choked on my crotch. Prince Giren was also looking forward to sparkling in his eyes.

“Haha, yes. Do you want to play with Daddy's Spirit?”

“Yes!”

I summoned the Father Spirit.

A silk that resembles me appears helpless. A silf that pretends not to win when Prince Jis and Jiren catch it.

Oh my...

That's what I did in the war.

I didn't have a great time with my family because my wasteful, complaining wife and my crappy son were being bullied so much. So I hung up on work, and I was always tired and helpless.

But now, it felt strange to see me playing with two children in my previous life through the silk.

The ideal picture of a peaceful family was spread out in front of my eyes like a wide picture.

Being able to see myself from the perspective of a third party. Perhaps this is the key to unlocking the secrets of the Silf.